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Plaque (copper plating on wood, and ca. 6x8") bearing insignia of the Propeller Club of the United States, and inscribed to Tode.

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These materials consist of drafts, carbon copies, magazines, and other background materials held by the public relations department.

Scope and Contents This series comprises McMurray's personal and professional correspondence, beginning with his youth and ending two years prior to his death. Letters refer to episodes in his maritime career, from his training voyages aboard the Schoolships "St. Mary's" (1894-96) and "St. David" (1897) through oceanographic research with the Magnetic Survey Yacht "Carnegie" (1910-12), his work with the Isthmanian Steamship Lines (1921-1930), and his military service during the Spanish-American War (1898) and...

Scope and Contents This series contains documents pertaining to Sailors' Snug Harbor residents. Materials include administrative records, correspondence by and about residents, records of residents' deaths and Last Wills and Testaments, files on residents, and registers of residents. Residents' records include data about their lives at sea, behavior within the institution, and other genealogical information. Correspondence includes complaints that residents made to the governor of the institution and...

Scope and Contents This series contains 235 naval-architectural blueprints created by the firm of William Cramp and Sons for many vessel types, including passenger and freight steamships, oil tankers, Coast Guard cutters, and battleships. The earliest blueprint is from 1889; the bulk are from 1901 to 1917. Three additional blueprints are also part of this series, one by Gibbs Brothers, one by Pacific Boat Co., and the last by an unknown Scandinavian shipbuilder (1889).Blueprints come in two types:...

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This series contains documents related to Paul's life and career:a diary/log book called "Smooth Log," documents summarizing his maritime service (such as certificates of discharge), a letter of recommendation, correspondence with his mother while aboard the Schoolship "St. Mary's," an account book, and photographs.

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These documents record important moments in McMurray's life and career. They include photographs, his baptismal certificate, letters attesting to his maritime service, professional-association information and dues, Alumni Association documents, records concerning ship collisions, retirement papers, and insurance policies. Also included are mementos from his maritime service and a journal labeled "Charlotte McMurray" on the cover.